míthaitneamhach

Irish

Etymology

From mí- (negative prefix) +‎ taitneamhach (“bright, shining; pleasing, likeable, enjoyable”).

Adjective

míthaitneamhach (genitive singular masculine míthaitneamhaigh, genitive singular feminine míthaitneamhaí, plural míthaitneamhacha, comparative míthaitneamhaí)

  1. displeasing, disagreeable; unpleasant, unattractive

Declension

Declension of míthaitneamhach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative míthaitneamhach mhíthaitneamhach míthaitneamhacha;
mhíthaitneamhacha2
vocative mhíthaitneamhaigh míthaitneamhacha
genitive míthaitneamhaí míthaitneamhacha míthaitneamhach
dative míthaitneamhach;
mhíthaitneamhach1 		mhíthaitneamhach;
mhíthaitneamhaigh (archaic) 		míthaitneamhacha;
mhíthaitneamhacha2
Comparative níos míthaitneamhaí
Superlative is míthaitneamhaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of míthaitneamhach
radical lenition eclipsis
míthaitneamhach mhíthaitneamhach not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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